2008 Gourd Events Calendar

Note: In appreciation for our meeting location, we "pass the gourd" for a $3 per person or $5 per household donation at our evening meetings and we suggest a $5 donation on play days. Months January - April 2008 are at the bottom of the page.

*Location of Gourd Classes: Near Harbor & Baker in Costa Mesa, CA 92626

August  - Look for information on the Orange Art Open

29th thru August 3rd in the Centennial Farm Exhibit Arena at the OC Fair grounds

16^th – Play Day - Cost $5 Confirmed

17th - Acrylic Painting Class with Norrah and Diane - $25 - 10:00 a.m. bring your paints and brushes and develop your techniques.

28^th - General Meeting 

September –

          13th - Fallbrook Gourd Patch Mini Gourd Festival

20^th – Play Day - Confirmed

25^th - General Meeting 

October - NO Play Day

          4th - The 7^th Gourd & Pumpkin Festival and Half Price Sale at the Welburn Gourd Farm

            11th - "Fun with Gourds" - Fullerton Arboretum - 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Contact the Fullerton Arboretum for registration at: http://fullertonarboretum.org/edu_general_adult.php

18^th – Please join OCGS in support of our dear friend Russ Conley and others with ALS. Many of our members will be walking at the Orange County Chapters ALS Walk held at William R. Mason Regional Park.  Registration: 8:30 am ~ Walk: 9:30 am. For complete information and to learn more about ALS please visit the ALS Walk Website for OC or Russ Conley's Page.

23^rd - General Meeting

25th -  10:00 a.m. All you want to know about Glass -- fusing, etching, stained glass, foiling, leading and more. Working on getting a demo of the new          microwave glass kiln. More details and costs to come.

November - No Meeting or Play Day -

            21st & 22nd - Nutcracker Craft Boutique at the Brea Community Center - Holiday shopping opportunity come by and support our members and other artist/crafters. Members wanting to participate contact Gaye Berger.

December

            13th Our Annual Holiday Party and Gourd Ornament Exchange will be held at the home of Judy Westerfield's in Laguna Niguel. check back for more details.

2008

January 2008

Quartzsite, AZ Craft & Gem & Mineral Show dates start in January – see website: www.quartzsitervshow.com/craftshow.htm

12^th – *Gourd Class Kathy Riker - Spirit Vessel using the Gourd Master Products. Pictures by Susan Sullivan

13^th – *Gourd Class Kathy Riker - Faux Raku 

19th – Play Day - Pictures by Susan Sullivan

24^th - General Meeting - Pictures by Susan Sullivan

February

            1^st – 3^rd - Wuertz Gourd Festival – Casa Grande, AZ - http://www.wuertzfarm.com/ - Pictures by Susan Sullivan - FGS Dinner - Festival and Quartsite, Our visit to Maria Dellos' , more competition, gourd dolls ,Pictures by Bill Duncan and Charlie McInturff

            13th - Garden Talk with Susan Sullivan - Villa Park Garden Club - Pictures by Susan Sullivan

            16^th - Play Day - Pictures by Susan Sullivan

            28^th – General Meeting  – OCGS White Elephant Raffle - "Art Challenge for Name Badges" - Gourd Seed Exchange 

 March -

1st - Registration begins for Bonnie Gibson's classes being held on Monday June 16, 2008. The morning class is Buffalo Robe Gourd and the afternoon class is Faux Basketry.

1st - Welburn Gourd Farm New Crop In- Farm opens at 9:00 a.m.

1^st  CANCELLED CONTACT NORRAH FOR REFUND *Gourd Class  Kristy Dial - Metal embossing on Gourds $75 plus $10 material fee - please bring a clean prepped gourd.

2^nd -CANCELLED CONTACT NORRAH FOR REFUND *Gourd Class  Kristy Dial - Beaded rim with demos on burning the bottom of gourds, patinas and more $75 no material fee - please bring a clean prepped gourd. - Download a PDF of both of Kristy's classes.

15th -  Member Artists: Gaye Berger, Charlie McInturff, Cliff  and Jan Schmidt will be in booth 155 at the City of Brea Spring Boutique stop by and see their wonderful gourd art and the OCGS Traveling Gourd.

22nd – Play Day - Pictures by Susan Sullivan part one and part two

27^th General Meeting - Pictures by Booker

April

            11^th – 13^th Final CGS Gourd College at Asilomar Conference Center - Asilomar, CA - Pictures by Susan Sullivan - Gourd Classes, more, more, more, more, more and more. Pictures by Darlene Propp - Asilomar 1, Asilomar 2 and On the way and surrounding area. Pictures by Mary Bliss - Gourd Parade

19^th - Play Day - Pictures by Susan Sullivan

24^th - General Meeting - Pictures by Booker and Susan Sullivan

May -    

3^rd  - *Gourd Class Dianne Connelly - Crushed glass Inlay - Pictures by Susan Sullivan

4^th  - *Gourd Class Dianne Connelly - Silk dyes with woven top. Pictures by Susan Sullivan

16th - 18th - Gourd Classes at Leiser's Gourd Festival interested teachers please contact Cindy Lee

17^th & 18^th - Leiser’s Gourd Festival - Pictures by Susan Sullivan - Betty Finch & Friends, more and more fun

17^th – Play Day - 10:00 am - 4:00 pm - Contact Norrah Andersen for address and class details phone 714-641-8124 or email: Createit@att.net

22^nd - General Meeting - Pictures by Susan Sullivan

24th - Gardener's Marketplace  in Anaheim - Contact Susan Sullivan

June -  No Play day

            8^th – Sunset at the Zoo – 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. – OCGS booth will start at 2:00 featuring OCGS members Gaye Berger, Pat Bentsen, Bill Duncan, Carol Duncan, Pat Ericson,  Lyrae Perry and Jack Thorp

          16th  - Bonnie Gibson Gourd Class - We have a couple spaces left!

19^th & 20^th - Pre Festival Gourd Classes at Welburn Gourd Farm

21^st & 22^nd -  12th International Gourd Art Festival – CGS Competition - Pictures by Charlie McInturff - Festival 2008, Pictures by Darlene Propp - Classes, Novice and Children/Youth Division, Open and Masters Division and Pictures by Susan Sullivan - CGS 2008 Competition, more Competition, Some pictures from the Welburn Festival, Vendor booths, Classes, More classes and Fallbrook Art Gallery, more of the Fallbrook gallery and more

26^th General Meeting

29^th  – Sunset at the Zoo – 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. – OCGS booth will start at 2:00 featuring members Gaye Berger, Diane Calderwood, Bill Duncan, Carol Duncan,  Roslin Romain, Cliff  and Jan Schmidt.

July

19^th – Play Day Cost $5 - Pictures by Susan Sullivan

20^th - Sunset at the Zoo – 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. – OCGS booth will start at 2:00 featuring members Gaye Berger,  Cliff  Schmidt, Jan Schmidt and Susan Sullivan - Pictures by Susan Sullivan

24^th - General Meeting

27th - OCGS at the OC Fair in the Home and Hobbies Building 10 am to 9 pm Stage demonstration time 3 to 4:30 - The multi artist OCGS Traveling Gourd will be on display as well as other gourd art and free demos

29th - OCGS at the OC Fair  in the Home and Hobbies Building noon to 9 pm  Stage demonstration time 1 to 2 pm The multi artist OCGS Traveling Gourd will be on display as well as other gourd art and free demos

29th thru August 3rd in the Centennial Farm Exhibit Arena at the OC Fair grounds we will have gourd art, raw gourds and seeds for SALE.

as of 08/04/2008